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SEC to audit RIAs over the types of mutual fund share classes they sell to clients
NEWS RIAS AUG 16, 2016
SEC to audit RIAs over the types of mutual fund share classes they sell to clients

The agency is particularly interested in conflicts of interest where the adviser is also a broker-dealer or affiliated with a broker-dealer that gets fees from sales of particular share classes.

By John Waggoner
Wealthy retirees too cautious to enjoy stock market high
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 16, 2016
Wealthy retirees too cautious to enjoy stock market high

Older baby boomers have seen the S&P 500 return 269% since its March 2009 low.

By Bloomberg
Advisers need to get real with clients about what reasonable investment returns look like
NEWS PRACTICE MANAGEMENT AUG 16, 2016
Advisers need to get real with clients about what reasonable investment returns look like

There's a big disconnect between investor expectations and stark economic realities, especially among American millennials.

By MFXFeeder
Larry Roth out as CEO of Cetera?
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2016
Larry Roth out as CEO of Cetera?

By Bruce Kelly
Social Security and dying too soon
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2016
Social Security and dying too soon

Beneficiaries may have to wait years to collect benefits; some never do.

By Mary Beth Franklin
Top five reasons the independent broker-dealer space continues to shrink
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 15, 2016
Top five reasons the independent broker-dealer space continues to shrink

Firms today must do much more in their relationship with advisers to keep them satisfied.

By Jodie Papike
As the Bill Miller era ends, how will Legg Mason move beyond his legacy?
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 15, 2016
As the Bill Miller era ends, how will Legg Mason move beyond his legacy?

By Bloomberg
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 15, 2016
Davis Selected Advisers enters the ETF market

<i>Breakfast with Benjamin</i> Davis Selected Advisers wants to launch three actively managed ETFs.

By Jeff Benjamin
Fidelity files with SEC for new type of actively managed ETF
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 15, 2016
Fidelity files with SEC for new type of actively managed ETF

Complex tracking basket that would be published daily a key component of the product.

By John Waggoner
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria
NEWS EQUITIES AUG 15, 2016
All three stock indexes hit record highs in 1999 redux, minus the investor euphoria

Thanks to the Fed, outlook stays positive for stocks

By Jeff Benjamin
3 significant anomalies in the DOL's new fiduciary rule
NEWS REGULATION AND LEGISLATION AUG 15, 2016
3 significant anomalies in the DOL's new fiduciary rule

The Labor Department needs to provide additional guidance regarding these irregularities in time for advisers to plan accordingly.

By Phil Troyer
Yale, MIT and NYU targeted in excessive-fee lawsuits concerning retirement plans
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2016
Yale, MIT and NYU targeted in excessive-fee lawsuits concerning retirement plans

The suits against NYU and Yale are especially significant because they're the first regarding university 403(b) plans.

By Greg Iacurci
Morningstar launching 401(k) service for broker-dealers worried about DOL fiduciary risk
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2016
Morningstar launching 401(k) service for broker-dealers worried about DOL fiduciary risk

Because platform initially will be offered through B-Ds, firm doesn't see it undercutting plan advisers' business, though it has considered going direct to plan sponsors.

By Greg Iacurci
NEWS RETIREMENT PLANNING AUG 15, 2016
How far-reaching is the DOL fiduciary rule?

The blurred line between retirement and non-retirement advice means advisers must be very careful when providing any financial services.

By Bloomberg
Top Cambridge advisers bolt in wake of private partnership dispute
NEWS BROKER DEALERS AUG 12, 2016
Top Cambridge advisers bolt in wake of private partnership dispute

A side firm has brought a Finra arbitration claim against five of the advisers, who have filed a counterclaim in federal court.

By Bruce Kelly
Legendary mutual-fund manager Bill Miller cuts ties with Legg Mason
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2016
Legendary mutual-fund manager Bill Miller cuts ties with Legg Mason

The stockpicker reached a deal to buy out Legg Mason's stake in the entity housing his funds, which he'll continue to run.

By John Waggoner
Lebenthal shutters wealth management group
NEWS RIAS AUG 12, 2016
Lebenthal shutters wealth management group

Lebenthal Wealth Advisors opened its doors at the start of 2014 but failed to gain traction in the shifting advice marketplace.

By Bruce Kelly
Clinton rips Trump's tax plan as boon to wealthy
NEWS INDUSTRY NEWS AUG 12, 2016
Clinton rips Trump's tax plan as boon to wealthy

The Democratic presidential nominee says her proposals would have broad benefits for most Americans.

By Bloomberg
NEWS MUTUAL FUNDS AUG 12, 2016
No easy choices for investors looking to buck the herd with contrarian funds

Offerings from Fidelity, Columbia, Janus and others look for inflection points of maximum pessimism about a particular stock or industry.

By John Waggoner
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk
NEWS ALTERNATIVES AUG 12, 2016
Bond-fund correlations increase interest-rate risk

Financial advisers should diversify into credit-risk strategies.

By Jeff Benjamin